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Micah @rincewind.run

my rich person sicko thing I would do is have a soda fountain installed in my house so I could go get a fountain diet coke at any time I’m sure I would die a decade earlier as a result but it would be worth it

aug 13, 2025, 7:21 pm • 446 25

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Dave @dps952.bsky.social

Like Deborah Vance in Hacks!

aug 13, 2025, 7:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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olive consumer @machete.gay

Similar for me, honestly.

a frozen margarita machine
aug 13, 2025, 7:23 pm • 15 0 • view
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robeagle @robeagle.bsky.social

Oh gods think of the upkeep and cleaning on such a horrific thing... the bacteria alone.. You know what let's encourage the rich to do this.

aug 14, 2025, 12:48 am • 0 0 • view
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Jim 👎 ジム @jtp2106.me

A Freestyle machine would make me happy forever

aug 13, 2025, 7:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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jennieother1.bsky.social @jennieother1.bsky.social

This is a beautiful dream.

aug 14, 2025, 3:54 am • 0 0 • view
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aricmiehe.bsky.social @aricmiehe.bsky.social

talked about having one of these when I was a kid. Sandler copied me!

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aug 13, 2025, 7:31 pm • 0 0 • view
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francisco varela fan club @paleopragmatist.bsky.social

trump having a diet coke delivery button in the oval office was the most relatable thing i've ever heard about him

aug 13, 2025, 7:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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Derrick Hoyle @derrickhoyle.bsky.social

I recently stayed at a hotel that had an open soda fountain for all the guests to use and it was probably the best feature I have ever had at a hotel

aug 13, 2025, 7:32 pm • 4 0 • view
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social

Mine is I would hire a cook. I'd pay them a good living wage with health insurance, paid sick time, vacation, etc.! I just hate cooking SO MUCH

aug 13, 2025, 7:35 pm • 18 0 • view
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Amy Bradstreet @onbradstreetfarm.bsky.social

Why are they so expensive? www.webstaurantstore.com/servend-2705...

aug 13, 2025, 7:31 pm • 0 0 • view
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Aaaac @aaaac.bsky.social

Would I die quickly from causes relating to owning a working slurpie machine? Yes. Would I go out like a king? Yes.

aug 14, 2025, 3:10 am • 0 0 • view
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Spiders Everywhere @spiderseverywhere.bsky.social

screenshot of the bluesky timeline showing micah's post followed by a post by mtsw containg the sicoks image from the onion
aug 13, 2025, 7:29 pm • 3 0 • view
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Jim J Smith (used to be a funny handle but got me blocked) @thejimjsmith.bsky.social

Turns out you don’t have to be rich. I did exactly this. Fresh fountain Diet Coke all the time. Now I have stage four colon cancer. It’s probably not related right? 😂

aug 13, 2025, 7:55 pm • 3 0 • view
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Ben Tripp 老年火腿 @bentripp.bsky.social

😂

aug 13, 2025, 9:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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overpoweredginger.bsky.social @overpoweredginger.bsky.social

honestly if you have some friends that do restaurant work you could probably get a fountain set up surprisingly cheaply it won't be a casual amount of money for a regular person (especially if you want a really fancy setup), but it can fit comfortably within the "legendary Christmas gift" tier

aug 15, 2025, 12:42 am • 0 0 • view
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mhkmhk.bsky.social @mhkmhk.bsky.social

I would remodel every room in my house every few years.

aug 13, 2025, 7:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jerry Timber @jerrytimber.bsky.social

It’s crazy the addiction to one of the most awful tasting liquids on the planet. Y’all are fucked up.

aug 13, 2025, 7:49 pm • 1 0 • view
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TK @msneonkitten.bsky.social

Slushie machine and a restaurant quality flat top in my kitchen... The I wouldn't tell anyone, but there'd be signs... 😂

aug 13, 2025, 7:34 pm • 4 0 • view
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Framling (🏳️‍⚧️btw) @framling.made-up-website.computer

I had a coworker once, years ago, who owned a slushie machine and brought it into the office every Cinco de Mayo

aug 13, 2025, 8:30 pm • 4 0 • view
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Charles Xavier @charlesxavier.bsky.social

I worked in an office that had a slushie machine specifically for alcoholic slushies on Fridays. I am very spoiled by my remote work setup, but I do miss offices sometimes.

aug 14, 2025, 1:13 am • 2 0 • view
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A-LoFi @hirohitosyndrom.bsky.social

Pretty sure you don't need to he that rich to do this. What can a Soda Fountain Cost Michael 10 Dollars ?

aug 13, 2025, 8:21 pm • 1 0 • view
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Trouble “The Bradster” Man @problemfellow.bsky.social

notch is a fascist piece of shit and deserves to be mocked but also I think the candy wall is the only good idea a rich person has ever had

aug 13, 2025, 7:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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Aaron Blackshear @aaronblackshear.bsky.social

I would buy a website and try to make people like my posts

aug 13, 2025, 7:42 pm • 4 0 • view
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Laura D @ldeescott.bsky.social

Deborah Vance’s most realistic self indulgence.

From Hacks:Deborah Vance changes her own Co2 while she gives Josefina a break and Ava watches, conveying confusion and a bit of surprise.
aug 13, 2025, 7:53 pm • 9 0 • view
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Brando @btrissler.bsky.social

The red plastic cups were such a great detail and sign of a true addict

aug 13, 2025, 8:31 pm • 1 0 • view
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Laura D @ldeescott.bsky.social

The sound of ice and bubbling soda inside that iconic red plastic—I could identify that sound from rooms away.

aug 14, 2025, 12:01 am • 0 0 • view
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Hinkydink @hinkydink.bsky.social

Her expert changing of the canisters while Ava stands there dumbfounded made me LOL.

aug 13, 2025, 8:03 pm • 2 0 • view
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Cryptid(flagrant) @schiltzhappens.bsky.social

Same but with my favorite sobe flavor. Orange Carrot. I would become consumed by its intricacies. Demanding that a successive number of mixologists work round the clock to perfect the recipe that could never match up to nostalgia. It would become my orange whale.

aug 14, 2025, 4:22 am • 0 0 • view
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Michelle the Voweler @michellebird.bsky.social

Benny Blanco turned his pool house into a movie theater with an entire WALL of candy. I think of that wall often.

aug 13, 2025, 7:49 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dumbstash @dnlmsstch.bsky.social

This is probably the one thing me you and Trump have in common

aug 13, 2025, 7:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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Eric the .5b @semiapies.bsky.social

Huh, I didn't know so many people preferred fountain drinks.

aug 13, 2025, 7:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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Framling (🏳️‍⚧️btw) @framling.made-up-website.computer

I was just thinking the other day about having a vending machine in my garage or something, that I could load with sodas or beers or whatever

aug 13, 2025, 8:26 pm • 2 0 • view
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Nuke @nuclearneo577.bsky.social

Get one of those ones from 7/11 with Coke and Pepsi products. Mixing Coke with Mountain Dew is awesome.

aug 13, 2025, 7:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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Katzcribe @katzcribe.bsky.social

Max HP spent well, tbh

aug 13, 2025, 8:39 pm • 0 0 • view
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darthd00bius.bsky.social @darthd00bius.bsky.social

Your friend who brews their own beer already has 95% of the equipment for this and can tell you where to buy it.

aug 13, 2025, 10:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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Björka @bjoerka.bsky.social

Why would one die earlier of drinking Diet Coke? Honest question. (As a diabetic I have good reason to fight the continuous, ignorant attempts to tell me, I should drink regular soda, because the Diet drinks "don't taste good" or/and "are unhealthy" - the latter without any prove....

aug 14, 2025, 4:30 am • 0 0 • view
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Björka @bjoerka.bsky.social

... So, please, let me down and don't present any prove either. I want to enjoy my soda!)

aug 14, 2025, 4:32 am • 1 0 • view
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craigk4.bsky.social @craigk4.bsky.social

don't think i haven't looked up the cost of a coke freestyle machine (you can't buy them but you can lease them at a few hundred bucks a month)

aug 13, 2025, 7:23 pm • 0 0 • view
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Great ideas, smart brain @bad-takes.online

This but Costco’s Asian trail mix from an animal feed chute

aug 13, 2025, 7:25 pm • 4 0 • view
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JThomasAlbert @jthomasalbert.bsky.social

I would buy a GMC motor home, have it restored, convert it to full electric with solar panels on the roof, make sure I have a bunch of spare parts and that wpuld be my home until I died.

aug 13, 2025, 7:40 pm • 1 0 • view
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Meidas Paul Wigton 🫘 🎸 🇺🇦🌈 @rvroomie.bsky.social

Had one, growing up: 1929 model, with all the syrup pumps!! 🩷

aug 13, 2025, 11:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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jobelenus @jobelenus.bsky.social

those last 10 years aren't the best years

aug 13, 2025, 8:23 pm • 4 0 • view
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joplewi.bsky.social @joplewi.bsky.social

I’d never drink water again

aug 13, 2025, 7:22 pm • 2 0 • view
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Nygmus @nygmus.bsky.social

I buy my own CO2 by the tank and cola syrup by the box, and mix them by hand in a two liter bottle This is far, far less convenient than a soda fountain but also kinda fun and shockingly affordable

aug 13, 2025, 7:37 pm • 10 0 • view
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Chatty Cathy (she/her) @cathyfarman.bsky.social

Me but regular Pepsi don’t yell at me plz I was raised on Pepsi

aug 13, 2025, 7:30 pm • 5 0 • view
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Philly Cheryl @phillycheryl.bsky.social

New mattress every month. They can have a lifetime guarantee, but they are all 💩 after a few weeks. And no, I am not morbidly obese.

aug 13, 2025, 7:43 pm • 0 0 • view
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lgcoffeeplz.bsky.social @lgcoffeeplz.bsky.social

I like this dream🥤.

aug 14, 2025, 4:02 am • 0 0 • view
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N.B. Lindberg @nblindberg.bsky.social

I wonder how long/many drinks it would take for you to break even financially?

aug 13, 2025, 8:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Malice In Plunderland @ramonarightnow.bsky.social

When I worked at a greasy spoon in college, my favorite treat was making a chocolate soda at the fountain and floating an ungodly amount of soft serve ice cream on top. A soda fountain is a wondrous thing.

aug 13, 2025, 9:32 pm • 3 0 • view
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dawnlaurier.bsky.social @dawnlaurier.bsky.social

Not exactly the same, I know, but if you currently have or ever buy a countertop carbonator (IMO go with Drinkmate FWIW), I've heard this company's diet cola is a straight-up dupe of the good stuff: northwoodssoda.com/our-products...

aug 13, 2025, 7:25 pm • 1 0 • view
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Coherent Tetryon Scream @jnbsn.bsky.social

aug 13, 2025, 11:15 pm • 0 0 • view
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DaemonAAc / Bunny @daemonaac.bsky.social

My rich person sicko thing I'd definitely do is have a special filtered water ice machine plumbed in that makes those little pellets if easily crunchable ice. (yes, I know there are countertop ones. I want a GIANT one.)

aug 13, 2025, 7:28 pm • 7 0 • view
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Momma of Bubbles @librarymonkey11.bsky.social

With the service contract so someone comes out regularly to clean it

aug 13, 2025, 7:32 pm • 4 0 • view
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DaemonAAc / Bunny @daemonaac.bsky.social

(my sicko rich person fantasies are all about being an unbelievably generous, thoughtful employer to everyone I encounter, with dignity for all, damn it)(there's going to be an amazing childcare & early education center on my estate for employees, at no cost)(even on days the parents work elsewhere)

aug 13, 2025, 7:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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DaemonAAc / Bunny @daemonaac.bsky.social

(my sicko fantasy also involves giving money and support to politicians who make that kind of policy available to everyone. shouldn't be about the specific employer.)

aug 13, 2025, 7:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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DaemonAAc / Bunny @daemonaac.bsky.social

I think maybe I'll just have the appropriate kind of mechanic on staff at a yearly living wage. (they can do call outs for other people if they choose, so long as they meet a contracted amount of maintenance for me too)(& maybe include some hours I pay for that they donate to people who need help)

aug 13, 2025, 7:42 pm • 2 0 • view
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geauxblue.bsky.social @geauxblue.bsky.social

I actually considered getting one when I remodeled my kitchen. The sales guy straight up told me that decent ones ran close to 5 grand, and even the decent ones break down all the time and needed frequent expensive repairs so it wasn’t worth it. I appreciated the honesty.

aug 14, 2025, 4:13 am • 0 0 • view
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Sloosecannon @sloosecannon.io

I'm going to do you a favor and not tell you how much one costs, otherwise you'll be like me and planning to buy one when the opportunity presents itself.

aug 13, 2025, 7:43 pm • 2 0 • view
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🍂🍁Lyse🍁🍂 @lyse.bsky.social

Omg yes. Hide it behind a secret panel for a for a double impact

aug 13, 2025, 7:22 pm • 4 0 • view
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Sephirothwolf @sephirothwolf.bsky.social

I would open a shipyard, comission a full size replica of the SS Great Eastern, frame and hang a pair of gold-plated trousers above my mantle and buy a high powered laser to project obscene things about other billionaires on the moon like an insulting batsignal the whole planet can see.

aug 13, 2025, 7:49 pm • 1 0 • view
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sina @rejectionking.bsky.social

you can do this now - bladders of syrup, co2 canisters, and a dispenser are cheap and widely available

aug 13, 2025, 10:10 pm • 0 0 • view
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TQ White II (he/him) @tq.tqwhite.com

I want a water tap at my desk. Chilled, please.

aug 13, 2025, 9:23 pm • 0 0 • view
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sol @evan.sooscreek.productions

I want this, but only if I can specifically get McDonalds Sprite on one of the fountains.

aug 13, 2025, 7:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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bhlorine @bhlorine.bsky.social

i wish i could fill my yard with landmines & punji pits so i can tragically mourn my friends and family or the pizza guy just trying to casually come visit me

aug 13, 2025, 7:27 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jonathan @acinixys.bsky.social

People will know I'm rich as fuck by the below 2 updates to my house: 1. On tap ice coffee dispenser in the kitchen 2. Toilets have sparkling water in them

aug 13, 2025, 8:14 pm • 1 0 • view
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Genderflux Superfluid @rewhan.bsky.social

See that's why I plan to offset the soda fountain with the private DDR cabinet.

aug 13, 2025, 7:26 pm • 5 0 • view
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LexziRoseVailo @jordanvailo.bsky.social

i'd personally have refrigerated vending machines all over my home that don't take any money but distribute my favorite snacks - smoked salmon, beef jerky, every kind of gum you can imagine, all my friends favorite snacks, etc. it would be excessive. there would be a full time staff position for it.

aug 13, 2025, 7:34 pm • 0 0 • view
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renwins.bsky.social @renwins.bsky.social

You can buy the giant boxes of syrup that restaurants use, and then pour it into a soda stream

aug 14, 2025, 12:12 am • 0 0 • view
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emily sunshine @threnody.bsky.social

it would be such a fun prank as a kid the day you figure out how to change syrups and adjust water levels and gaslight dad.

aug 13, 2025, 7:22 pm • 13 0 • view
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flâneurben @flaneurben.bsky.social

Switch out the carbon dioxide for nitrous, that sort of thing

aug 13, 2025, 8:09 pm • 10 0 • view
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emily sunshine @threnody.bsky.social

lol

aug 13, 2025, 8:16 pm • 2 0 • view